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Review on GRA-1899T Multiband Handheld Portable Telescopic Antenna | QRP for YAESU FT-817/FT-817ND/FT-818/FT-857D, ICOM IC-705, MFJ X5105, KX3 | VHF/HF (80m-6m) 3.5-50MHz | BNC by Chris Rigsby

Revainrating 5 out of 5

It works and I can live in my apartment with limited space.

Working. I installed the antenna on a car magnetic mount for BNC connectors. He's firmly on the ground. BNC magnetic cable for Xiegue G90 adapted with BNC adapter to PL259. I used two antenna SWR analyzers and a permanent marker to note the different antenna heights to set up the range for a quick reference. I need some different colored markers so I can mark the height with one color for quicker orientation. I'm thinking of taking a thin piece of thread and tying knots on it to mark each stripe so I can quickly adjust to it. After all the testing I connected the antenna to my G90 radio using the antenna tuner and also ran the G90 antenna sweep right where I wanted it to be on the bands. It's really fun to get everything working and experimenting on the radio.

Pros
  • Fine adjustment with 10-part telescopic pin.
Cons
  • Miscellaneous Miscellaneous